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Unheard Cries: The Lingering Fight Against Violence Toward Women and Girls
Myra reflects on CSW in New York City and how it affects her life and thinking.
Mar 313 min read
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Content Provenance and Disclosure Requirements for AI Generated Content on Digital and Traditional Media Platforms
Stefan Hofmann looks at public releases of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, it is now easier to create media to mislead.
Mar 3113 min read
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The Room Where It Happens
Jordyn reflects on her GV journey to New York City for the Commission on the Status of Women + Hamilton!
Mar 314 min read
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Why Buzzwords Must Not Win This War
Mia reflects on her GV journey so far with the Pre-Departure Briefings in Canberra
Mar 284 min read
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Nation-Building Through Education: Financial Literacy for All Australians
Australia has failed to build strong foundations in the area of financial literacy across the generations...
Mar 2817 min read
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Reviving the Local Australian Community: Using local governments to improve trust in democracy and empower Australian communities
Over the past two decades, Australians’ trust in democracy has been in freefall...
Mar 813 min read
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Towards Lasting Peace: Leveraging Peacebuilding Successes from the Pacific to Inform Strategies in the MENA Region
Military engagements have disproportionately harmed women and local communities, leaving them more vulnerable to violence and displacement.
Mar 812 min read
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Raging Against the Machine
Oliver reflects on AI in contrast to 19th-century England Luddites and the use of AI in society today.
Feb 273 min read
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Everything, everywhere, but not everyone, all at once: Reflections on inclusion at COP29
Roman reflects on walking the halls and temporary pavilions of Baku stadium alongside decision-makers and negotiators.
Feb 254 min read
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Unbound Australian Diplomacy
Leaving the Y20 summit, I felt Australia’s need for a more independent foreign policy was urgent to avoid unintended conflicts.
Feb 253 min read
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Among Us: The Canberra Imposter
Adele's GV experience felt like a real-world simulation of Among Us but Amidst the unknown that is AI, there are no imposters among us.Â
Feb 183 min read
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Data, Data, Data: What's Missing in the Fight for Climate
The big issue I often focus on is climate change and how we can adapt the global economy to a net-zero future to ensure the future.
Feb 35 min read
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Don’t invite us to sit at the table, let us in the kitchen…
The big issue I often focus on is climate change and how we can adapt the global economy to a net-zero future to ensure the future.
Feb 34 min read
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Pathways to Safety: Improving the Financial Autonomy of Australian Women Leaving Violent Relationships through Accessible Property Settlements
Kaylee Neil, Menzies Foundation Fellow for the UN Commission on the Status of Women Executive Summary Family and domestic violence (FDV)...
Jan 2713 min read
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Israel-Palestine: A Call for Peace through International Humanitarian Law and Multilateralism
By Rooan Al Kalmashi, 2023 Y20 Fellow It was mid-August that I was sitting in a roundtable with young delegates from the G20 countries in...
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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Reflections on the UN Commission of the Status of Women: The Long Road Towards Global Gender Equality
Nobody who has ever set foot inside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City will ever forget it. I can still recall my first tour.
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Designing policy for impact: to uncover the unseen and unheard
The Canberra Pre-Departure briefings offered an invaluable opportunity to finalise preparations for our upcoming trip to the World Food Foru
Nov 5, 20246 min read
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Ok, But Why?
Ok, but why? Why is there a housing crisis in Australia? Why is wealth inequality an issue? Why is inflation still rising? Why are people pr
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Phantom of the COPera
I am thrilled to be one of the Global Voices Fellows traveling to Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend COP29 later this year. Amidst all the exciteme
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Reflections from the Canberra Briefings
I have just returned from an inspiring 3 days in Canberra, the heart of Australian affairs and foreign relations. In Canberra, I was met wit
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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